Roero bianco DOCG 2024

Wine description for Roero bianco DOCG 2024 by Valfaccenda

Colour & Appearance

Slightly hazy golden yellow – an honest testament to natural winemaking, unfiltered and with vibrant presence in the glass.

Nose

The nose is seductively multi-layered: Boskop apple and ripe apricot open the proceedings, followed by quince jelly and a nutty hint of roasted hazelnuts – a classic Arneis motif from Roero. Wild herbs lend depth and earthiness. With a little air, elegant notes of anise and candied ginger unfold, giving the wine a surprisingly exotic dimension.

Palate

On the palate, the 2024 demonstrates what Arneis can achieve in the right hands: taut minerality and a palpable grip frame a juicy mid-palate characterised by yeasty texture and creaminess. The wine has substance and bite – you can practically chew it. Not a smooth, crowd-pleasing white wine, but a wine with character and backbone.

Finish

Long-lasting, with fresh acidity and mineral resonance. The nut and herb notes linger for a considerable time, leaving a dry, appetite-stimulating conclusion.

Terroir & Origin

The grapes come from two single vineyard sites – Loreto and Mompellini – near the hamlet of Madonna di Loreto in the Faccenda valley in Roero, the sandy, tuff-stone-laced counterpart to the Langhe bank of the Tanaro. The different expositions and soils of the two parcels lend the wine its aromatic complexity.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Arneis, Piedmont’s „little difficult one“, is interpreted here with remarkable care: part of the grapes is destemmed and fermented, another part as whole bunches – an approach that creates texture and depth. Fermentation lasts around a month, the ageing follows the rhythm of the waning moon. The wine is bottled unrefined and unfiltered – purist, consistent, convincing.

Food Pairing Suggestions

An ideal companion to Piedmontese cuisine in its most authentic form: Vitello tonnato, Tajarin with butter and sage, Fritto misto alla piemontese or a simple Insalata di carne cruda. It also cuts an excellent figure with grilled fish or goat’s cheese.

Special Features

Valfaccenda belongs to the quiet but consistent addresses in Roero – a winery that eschews loud gestures and instead focuses on artisanal precision and terroir expression. This Roero Bianco is an Arneis that demonstrates the grape variety can do far more than deliver pleasing freshness – it is complex, distinctive and possessed of genuine personality.